The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
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starting out in life. Your life viii be
mado up of sunshine and shadow.
There may be in it Arctic blasts, or
tropical t%orradoes; I know not what Is
before you, but l know if you have
Christ with you all shall be well.
You may seem TO get along without
70 religion of Christ while everything
goes smoothly, but when sorrow hoycrS
over the soul, when
TIE WAVES or TRIAL
dash clear over the hurricane deck. and
the decks are crowded with piratical
disastcrs-oh, what would you do then
without Christ III tho ship2 Young
man, take God for your portion, God
for your guide, God for your help; then
all is we'll; all is well for time, ali shall
DO well forever. Blessed is that man
who puts in tho Lord his trust. He
shall never be COMPOUNDED.
Ii. But my subject also impresses
me with tho fact that when people start
to follow Christ they
MUST NOT EXPECT SMOOTH SAILING.
These disciples got into tic small boats.
and [ have no doubt they said, "NVhat
q beautiful day this isl What a smooth
seal What Il bright sky tins isl How
delightful is sailing in this boat! and
rs for the waves under the keel Of the
boat, why, they only mako tho motion
OF our little boat the moro dclightful.n
81 when the winds swept down, and
the sea was tossed into wrath, then they
found that following Christ was not
smooth sailing. So you have found it,;
SO | have found it. Did you ever notice
the end Of tho life Of the apostles Of
Jesus Christ? You would say il ever
men ought to have had 4 smooth life,
4 smooth departure, then the disciples
OF Jesus Christ ought TO have had such
II departure and such u life.
st. James lost his head. ST. Philip
was hung to death Oh q pillar. st.
Matthew had his life dashed out with Il
a halbcrt. St. Mark was dragged to
death through The streets. st. James
the Less was beaten to death with u
fullcr's club. st. Thomas was struck
through witha spear. They did not
find following Christ smooth sailing.
Oh, how they were
ALL TOSSED IN TIE TEMrEsT!
John IIuss in the fire; Hugh McKail in
tho hour Of m%artyrdom; the Albigenscs,
the WaldenseS, the Scotch Coyenanters--
did they find it smooth sailing? But why
go to history when | can come into this
audience to-day and find y score Of
illustrations of the truth OF this subject.
That young man in the store trying to
serve God, While his employer SCOTS at
Christianity, the young men in the
same store antagonistic TO the Christian
religion. teasing linn, %tormenting him
about his religion, trying to get him
mad. They succeed in getting Linn
mad, saying, "You'rc a. pretty
T. .,nooth 9, ;,;n% r,In, 10 trios 10 fnI'
low fShr;st2 Iiern 10 /, Ty,r;st;on VII
Hnr f,thnr dee,ieos tho nl,ri.t;ans 80
lin,on. hor moihoy dos,,;soc tno 2r,r;s ;ar
Within hnr HyntharS md .;s,orn oontT
MI 13i,'i ~ 4 ~. r9Ii,
npt \, ,iiof ,ii,nr +, ,,I,jIel,' l., ~,
,,,a 81. ,Ei sHn n,1 y,,,n, q,
,yh.cn slio ,ins q fntInw .,'s,is t),t.,lty
az, I'm ,f,. MAXIM t,,., ~
hW CnTistian rr,j@ian n,,,,sf m3ff.'
N. er1tjon@ t. 4 ,ht dnlt Il, XII
iy.I, y,u NH al tNin 3l,ti,ar wa,.
u,,oa.ion was :sIa II.
those nearest thn thronep, nnI tIc
answer cnmc hack "y'heso a,a thnv
WHO came m out Of great, tribulotinn;:
great failing, rs tie original has Il,
great t)ailinrs grcat noundinc-tand
had their robes Washed and made white
in the blood Of tho I,nmh.n on. do
not be disheartcncll Oh child of God
take courarcl Yon ara in glorious
con,nn n;onoh;n GoJ Vii coo ,,o,,
through ali these trials and lie Viii de-
liver You.
III NV suhioct also impresscs me
with tho f3ct thotssometimes
coon rnp,m afr r~nIoI,rrNrn
F.. SooH IIsoIILis i IAN ~ r.